Soraya Ray L. Bañas, better known as Kitkat, is a singer, comedian, TV Host, and actress in the Philippines. She is known as "The Stolen Diva", under the management of Star Magic. She is a stand-up singer/comedian at The Punchline, Laffline and Metro Comedy Bar. Her first solo concert was in January 2009 at the Metro Bar. Kitkat portrays sidekicks in television series and movies. She has appeared on the game show The Singing Bee.
Lani Bayot Misalucha is a Filipino singer who performs pop, rock, jazz, soul, rhythm and blues, and operatic arias. Her ability to sing across several genres gave her the title "Asia's Nightingale" by MTV Southeast Asia. She was also nominated for an Aliw Award for playing Sita in the 1999 Filipino musical Rama at Sita - The Musical.
Wowowee is a Philippine noontime variety show that was broadcast by ABS-CBN from 2005 to 2010. The show premiered on February 5, 2005, and aired live on weekdays and Saturdays. The show was also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel replacing MTB. The show officially ended on July 30, 2010, and was replaced by a new variety show, Pilipinas Win Na Win, the following day.
Sheryn Mae Poncardas Regis is a Filipino pop singer-songwriter, host, entrepreneur and occasional actress. She rose to fame during the first season of the singing competition Search for the Star in a Million where she placed runner-up to Erik Santos in 2003.
Maria Cielito "Pops" Lukban Fernandez is a Filipina singer, entertainer, entrepreneur, TV host and actress.
Sharon Garcia Magdayao, known by her stage name Vina Morales, is a Filipino actress, singer, entrepreneur and model. Dubbed as the “Ultimate Performer” by various media outlets, she has won 2 Awit Awards including the prestigious 'Album of the Year', the country's equivalent of the Grammys.
MTB, fully spelled as Magandang Tanghali Bayan and Masayang Tanghali Bayan, and later known as MTB Ang Saya Saya, is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. The show aired from Mondays to Saturdays and was also broadcast worldwide through The Filipino Channel.
Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan, known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. She is widely regarded as the country's "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent and best known for her role in the film Ang Tanging Ina (2003), which became a blockbuster hit. On account of the film's popularity, a television series spin-off was produced, as well as three sequels: Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat (2008), Ang Tanging Ina Mo (2010) and Enteng ng Ina Mo (2011), with delas Alas reprising her role. She also appeared in the comedy film Our Mighty Yaya, which premiered on May 10, 2017, through Regal Entertainment.
Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition, retroactively known as Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1, is the first celebrity season of the Philippine ABS-CBN reality television series Pinoy Big Brother and the second season overall. It was originally broadcast without a season number, but was later officially given the title of Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 1 to distinguish it from Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition 2.
Richelle Ann Mallari Loyola-Avanzado, better known by her stage name Jessa Zaragoza, is a Filipina commercial model, singer and actress. She is known as the "Phenomenal Diva" and "Jukebox Queen of the 90s" for her first studio album Just Can't Help Feelin in 1997 with the hit carrier single "Bakit Pa?," which became a number one ballad in the Philippines and a top 40 hit during 1997–1999. The album also was certified by PARI and certified platinum. Its carrier single "Bakit Pa?" was also released by OctoArts Films and GMA Films as a Valentine's Day film offering directed by multi-awarded film Director Jose Javier Reyes. She collaborated with award-winning film director Mel Chionglo in Malikot na Mundo with actors Lara Morena, Raymond Bagatsing, and Patrick Guzman, her last film with OctoArts Films. In 2000, she also released her fourth studio album and first for Star Music Ibigay Mo Na. She released Kahit Na Ilang Umaga in 2004. She sang a cover of "Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas" for the hit prime time series of the same name. In 2002–2003, she played Andromeda on the hit series Bituin with Nora Aunor and Cherie Gil.
Bituing Walang Ningning is a 2006 musical television drama series that aired on ABS-CBN from May 15 to September 29, 2006, replacing Gulong ng Palad. For most of its run, the soap opera was the network's highest rated show in prime time. The station referred to the TV series as Sineserye, meaning Movie Serialized TV Series.
Donna Cruz Yrastorza-Larrazabal, professionally known as Donna Cruz, is a Filipina singer and actress. She is a member of the Philippine showbiz family Cruz.
Ana Karylle Padilla Tatlonghari, known mononymously as a Karylle, is a Filipino singer, actress, TV host and musical theatre performer. She is heralded as "OPMs Showbiz Royalty". She has notably received a nomination for the "Best Actress for TV Series-Drama" in one of Europe’s most prestigious television awards, the Monte-Carlo TV Festival. In 2002, she won "Best New Artist" at MTV Philippines. Her album titled "K" and debut album "Time to Shine" received a gold certification from PARI, while her albums titled "Time for letting Go" & "Roadtrip" all reached Platinum status in the Philippines. She also took part in the International Emmy-nominated telenovela Dahil May Isang Ikaw.
Maria Lourdes Egger dela Cruz-Casareo, better known by her screen name Angelika Dela Cruz, is a Filipino actress and singer. She started her career in 1995, and has since appeared in television shows and movies. Originally with ABS-CBN from 1995 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2007, she became a contract artist under GMA Network in 1999 until 2003, and again since 2007.
The Apolinario Mabini Hiking Society, later popularly known as APO Hiking Society, or simply APO, were a Filipino musical group, that comprised Danny Javier, Jim Paredes, and Boboy Garrovillo. They are regarded as one of the pillars and icons of Original Pilipino Music (OPM). The group was formed and had its fledgling beginnings in 1969 at the Ateneo de Manila High School, with 15 members: John Paul Micayabas, Lito de Joya, Sonny Santiago, Gus Cosio, Renato Garcia, Chito Kintanar, Kenny Barton, Bruce Brown, Butch Dans, Kinjo Sawada, Ric Segreto Macaraeg, Goff Macaraeg, Doden Besa, Jim Paredes, Boboy Garrovillo, and the 16th member, Danny Javier, who joined in college. The group's name was created from the acronym AMHS representing their school with a witty twist having an irreverent reference to the Philippine revolutionary intellectual and hero, Apolinario Mabini, and later shortened to "Apo", an Ilocano term for a wise man or a Tagalog term of grandchildren, and later re-branded to "APO". Contrary to popular belief, the "Apo" name was not a reference to the Philippines's highest peak, the potentially-active stratovolcano Mount Apo.
Ara Mina is a Filipino actress, singer, endorser, and entrepreneur.
Pilipinas Win Na Win is a Philippine noontime variety show broadcast by ABS-CBN. It was premiered on July 31, 2010, and aired live weekdays and Saturdays, replacing Wowowee. The show also broadcast worldwide through ABS-CBN's The Filipino Channel.
Roselle Paulino Nava-Tan, professionally and more commonly known as Roselle Nava, is a Filipino singer, film and television actress, and former politician. She is a multi-platinum female singer in the Philippines and one of the most in-demand divas during the 90s era. She is tagged as the "Philippines' Sentimental Diva" and the "former supreme songbird of ABS-CBN". She was formerly dubbed as the "90s Philippine Pop Queen". She started her career as a part of ABS-CBN's defunct youth-oriented show Ang TV (1992–1997) together with Jolina Magdangal, Claudine Barretto, Antoinette Taus, etc. She was also a regular host and performer of ASAP, the Philippines longest variety show, from 1995 to 2004 and since 2015.
Mariestella Cañedo Racal, popularly known as Maris Racal, is a Filipino actress, singer-songwriter, host, and vlogger. She came to prominence in 2014 after joining Pinoy Big Brother: All In where she placed second. Racal grew up in a musically inclined family and learned to sing and play instruments at a young age. She can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, and beatbox, some of which she learned on her own by watching various videos online. Aside from being a musician and singer, she also excels in painting, song/poem writing, acting and dancesport.
In the Philippines, variety television shows have become mainstays of the noontime slot for network programming since 1958. The first Philippines noontime variety television shows were influenced by the popularity of bodabil (vaudeville) in the first half of the 20th century. Since then, the format has evolved with the changing times, with elements of reality television also incorporated as well since the 2000s.
